Review: DDC Games
Classic review by Heather • August 2012 • The RPG (as it was)
This is a review of the RPG DDC Games.
Screenshots from the Wayback Machine, captured 2012-08-25.
| Style of RPG | Uses a system created by the site owners called MARS (Message and Response System). An explaination is provided in the FAQ although it is not possible to explore the system. The demo account only shows lists of characters and no roleplay posts. |
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| Canon/Genre | I think the fandom is Naruto but that is only based on that being listed in the footer credits. |
| Originality | Unknown |
| Rating | None given |
| Amount of Characters | 13 |
| Date Opened | November 2011 |
| Roleplaying Level | Intermediate |
| Average Post Length | 1 - 2 paragraphs long |
| Activity Level | Difficult to tell due to the way posts appear in the MARS system. |
| Characters Accepted | Unknown |
| Appearance | The site layout is neat, the issues lie in the navigation and relaying of information (see below). |
| Navigation | The navigation is terrible which is strange because the layout is designed to be easy to navigate. The problem is that information is missing, links are hidden in the foot rather than placed in the navigation menu and some links just don't work. For example; the FAQ and link to the forum are in the footers. The link to the forum on the news page is broken. |
| Plot Information | There is a plot summary under 'Welcome' on the index page but it is easily missed at first. It doesn't mention whether it is a Naruto RP despite the credits mentioning this fandom. |
| RPG Information | There is some information available regarding the RPG but the most important part is missing; where/how the RP happens. It was incredibly difficult to find the actual RPG posts as at first none appear. You have to click 'read new notes' and voilà they appear. I had pretty much given up finding any RP posts by the time I'd completed this review so a lot of people would probably leave the site because they couldn't find them. |
| The Admin | There is no guest friendly section on the forum so the only contact method appears to be the contact form which promises a reply within 48 hours. |
| Application Process | There is an application form for a character profile which appears to be submitted via the MARS system. |
| Other Comments | It's nice to develop a new software but the site just feels a bit secretive and cliquey because guests can't see anything. It feels like you have to be 'in the know' to be able to use the MARS system and there isn't much support for people who aren't familiar with it. The style that messages appear is also quite off putting as you can't really tell what post is in reply to what. |
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